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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 71 · 2014
Gandhi Nagar
Winner — 2014
KAVINDER GUPTA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 51.2%INC 36.0%10 others 12.8%
Votes
56,679
51.2% share
Winning margin
16,777
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.3%
of 1,69,672
Gandhi Nagar is a safe seat — KAVINDER GUPTA won by 15.2%.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.66 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAVINDER GUPTA | BJP (NDA) | 56,679 | 51.2% |
| 2 | RAMAN BHALLA | UPA | 39,902 | 36.0% |
| 3 | AMRIK SINGH | 9,815 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | SURINDER SINGH BUNTY | UPA | 1,099 | 1.0% |
| 5 | RAVINDER SINGH PAPPU | BSP | 1,080 | 1.0% |
| 6 | KULDEEP SINGH | IND | 526 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 523 | 0.5% |
| 8 | GOURAV KAPOOR | UPA | 414 | 0.4% |
| 9 | MADHU BALA | IND | 277 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ANITA KUMARI | 180 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | PRABODH CHANDER SHARMA | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KANCHAN SHARMA | BHBP | 124 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.3% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
14th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
79th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.2%INC 36.0%JKPDP 8.9%OTH 3.5%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.66 Cr
This seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.